Well, This is one example of what running the program looks like.
It starts running, does a selftest, then gets the first bank of keys to check. The key server will then give a larger set of keys until it takes between 2000 and 6000 seconds for your computer. Each time your computer finishes its current key check, the server gives a new set.
Using keyserver keymaster.verser.frii.com
Niceness = 8
DES Challenge Solver
Copyright (c) Rocke Verser, 1986, 1997
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Selftest passed
Program version: V0.214 Apr 29 1997 00:22:41
Processor #1: Working
Processor 1 -- 2^22 complementary pairs of keys starting with 6D04BF3120800101
..Processor 1 -- Elapsed time: 42 seconds
Processor 1 -- Key not found
Processor 1 -- 2^25 complementary pairs of keys starting with 6D04BFBC01010101
................Processor 1 -- Elapsed time: 337 seconds
later on it was doing:
Processor 1 -- 2^29 complementary pairs of keys starting with 680D255780010101
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Processor 1 -- Elapsed time: 2185 seconds
Processor 1 -- Key not found
Processor 1 -- 2^29 complementary pairs of keys starting with 682C043280010101
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Processor 1 -- Elapsed time: 2184 seconds
Processor 1 -- Key not found